Vintage Tech 'Firsts', Including Apple 1, Up For Auction

A treasure trove of rarities, oddities and tech "firsts" has been brought together—including an experimental 17th century mechanical calculator, a hundred-year-old telephone and an incredibly rare, headline-grabbing Apple 1 computer—to be sold at auction Saturday in Cologne, Germany. Basking... more »

 

Printer TPO Hess Holdings Files for Bankruptcy Protection

TPO Hess Holdings filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors, citing a slump in the industry and the global economic downturn. The Kent, OH-based company, formerly known as Hess Print Solutions, today listed assets of as much as $50,000 and debt... more »

 

E Ink Shows Off Spectra Three-color Electronic Paper Displays

E Ink has demonstrated Spectra, a new type of display that adds a third color to the company's grayscale electronic paper found in e-readers such as the Kindle. The current Spectra screens feature black, white, and red "microcups" that move... more »

 

Binding & Finishing

 

Convertible Pocketfolder Envelope - 60-second Fold of the Week (Video)

From the folks at Schmitz Press in Baltimore for Legg Mason, this super-smart pocketfolder format is a fabulous mix of form and function. A diecut window for the address, a zip strip on the back, and two interior pockets allow for a jazzy... more »

 

Business Management

 

A Hiring Tool That Works

By Carl Gerhardt, Chairman, Allegra Network If you have not used the Printing Impressions job posting site on PIworld.com, I recommend you give it a try. I recently assisted one of our franchise members with recruiting a production manager, and we used the site. Within two... more »

 

Digital Printing

 

Xerox Combats Counterfeit Supplies, Parts; Offers Ways to Validate Authenticity

According to The Imaging Supplies Coalition, the estimated impact of counterfeiting in the imaging supplies industry is more than $3 billion annually worldwide. As a member of the Coalition, Xerox works with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to combat illegal activities... more »

 

Sales & Marketing

 

God Is In the Details

By Kelly Mallozzi Being in a service business like we all are in, accuracy is not only expected, it is absolutely vital to our survival. And a lack of it can not only lose you customers, but it can destroy your business. And... more »

 

Would You Buy from YOU?

By Ryan Sauers This week, I have an example of the confidence, not cockiness, it takes to be successful in sales. Take a cornerback in football. The cornerback, like a salesperson, is an island on to themselves. This means it is a lonely... more »

 

Wide-format Printing

 

MTL Print Announces First U.S. Install of NURStar 305D Wide Format Printer

Parallax Digital in Kennesaw, GA, is reportedly the first commercial printer in the United States to install a new NURStar 305D wide-format digital flatbed system from MTL Print. Parallax adds the new technology after much success with the NURStar 304D,... more »

 

Featured Resources

 

Art of the Deal: The Path to Completion

Many family-owned printers reach a crossroads when it's clear there is no succession plan. The decision to sell is not taken lightly, and the necessary preparations for consummating a deal should reflect this attitude. Take the correct steps that will... more »